Post Office Act 1908
Post Office Act 1908 (1908 c. 48)
- Post Office Act 1908 (1908 c. 48)
- DUTIES OF POSTAGE
- 1 Postal packets subject to charge
- 2 Power of Treasury to fix rates of postage
- 3 Payment of postage by addressee or sender
- 4 Power of Treasury to carry into effect postal arrangements with foreign states
- 5 Postage on petitions and addresses to His Majesty or to Parliament, and on votes and parliamentary proceedings
- 6 Exemption of letters of seamen and soldiers
- 7 Recovery of postage
- 8 Post Office mark evidence of refusal, &c
- 9 Official mark to be evidence of amount of postage
- 10 Provision for stamps
- 11 Stamping paper for envelopes, &c. provided by private persons
- CONDITIONS OF TRANSIT OF POSTAL PACKETS
- 12 Regulations as to postal packets
- 13 Liability for loss of postal packets
- 14 Power to authorise collection and delivery of letters otherwise than by post
- 15 Despatch and delivery of book packets, &c
- 16 Regulations for preventing sending by post indecent articles, &c
- 17 Dealing with postal packets not sent in conformity with Act
- 18 Postal packets with contraband goods
- 19 Decision as to postal packets
- NEWSPAPERS
- 20 Publications which may be registered as newspapers
- 21 Registration of newspapers at Post Office
- 22 Newspapers under arrangement or convention
- MONEY ORDERS
- 23 Money orders
- 24 Special provisions as to postal orders
- 25 Liability of bankers in respect of postal orders
- SHIP LETTERS
- 26 Duties of masters of outward-bound vessels as respects mail bags
- 27 Duties of masters of inward-bound vessels as respects postal packets
- 28 Penalty for master of vessel opening mail bag
- 29 Duties of officers of customs as to delivery of letters by masters of vessels
- 30 Shipowners' letters
- 31 Gratuities to masters of vessels
- 32 Retention of ship letters after delivery of letters to Post Office
- POSTMASTER-GENERAL AND OFFICERS
- 33 Appointment of Postmaster-General
- 34 General powers and rights of Postmaster-General
- 35 Execution of instruments of Postmaster-General
- 36 Proof of Post Office regulations
- 37 Power of deputy of Postmaster-General to give notice, or make claim, distress, &c
- 38 Exemption of Postmaster-General from stamp duty
- 39 Alienation of Post Office duties by Crown
- 40 Post Office expenses
- 41 Post Office accounts
- 42 Power to appoint officers
- 43 Exemption of officers of Post Office from certain offices
- 44 Surrender of clothing by officer of Post Office on ceasing to be officer
- LAND
- 45 Holding of lands by Postmaster-General
- 46 Power of Postmaster-General for purchase of land
- 47 Power of Postmaster-General to sell or exchange lands
- EXTENSION OF POSTAL FACILITIES AND ACCOMMODATION
- 48 Indemnity on account of extending post office accommodations
- 49 Power for local authority to contribute towards new post office, or undertake to pay loss on extra postal facilities
- POST OFFICE OFFENCES
- 50 Stealing mail bag or postal packet
- 51 Unlawfully taking away or opening mail bag sent by vessel employed under Post Office
- 52 Receiver of stolen mail bag or postal packet
- 53 Fraudulent retention of mail bag or postal packet
- 54 Criminal diversion of letters from addressee
- 55 Stealing, embezzlement, destruction, &c. by officer of Post Office of postal packet
- 56 Opening or delaying postal packets
- 57 Carelessness, negligence, or misconduct of persons employed in carrying or delivering mail bags, postal packets, &c
- 58 Issuing money orders with fraudulent intent
- 59 Forgery and stealing of money order
- 60 Punishment of offences in relation to postal orders, and the poundage thereon
- 61 Prohibition of placing injurious substances in or against post office letter boxes
- 62 Prohibition of affixing placards, notices, &c. on post office letter box, &c
- 63 Prohibition of sending by post explosive, inflammable, or deleterious substances, or indecent prints, words, &c
- 64 Prohibition of imitation of post office stamps, envelopes, forms, and marks
- 65 Prohibition of fictitious stamps
- 66 Prohibition of false notice as to reception of letters
- 67 Obstruction of officers of Post Office
- 68 Provision against obstruction in neighbourhood of General Post Offices in London and Dublin
- 69 Endeavouring to procure the commission of any felony or misdemeanor
- LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
- 70 Recovery of fines and forfeitures
- 71 Summary proceedings
- 72 Venue
- 73 Provisions as to form of proceedings
- 74 Evidence of thing being postal packet
- 75 Application of fines
- 76 Power to compound actions
- 77 Saving clause as to liability
- 78 Recovery of sums from officers of Post Office
- EXEMPTION FROM TOLLS
- 79 Exemption from toll
- POST OFFICES AND LETTER BOXES
- 80 Notices in post offices
- 81 Regulation as to Post Office letter boxes
- REGULATIONS AND WARRANTS
- 82 Regulations and warrants
- 83 Signature of Treasury warrants, consents, &c
- EXTENT OF ACT
- 84 Application of Act to British possessions
- 85 Power of legislature of British possession to establish posts
- 86 Cesser of powers of Postmaster-General in British possession
- 87 Arrangements with British possessions and foreign countries as to money orders
- 88 Channel Islands and Isle of Man
- DEFINITIONS, CONSTRUCTION, COMMENCEMENT, REPEAL, SHORT TITLE
- 89 Definitions
- 90 Meaning of “in course of transmission by post” and “delivery to or from a post office”
- 91 Construction of reference to Post Office Acts
- 92 Repeal of Acts in schedule
- 93 Commencement of Act
- 94 Short title
- SCHEDULES.
- FIRST SCHEDULE Declaration by Master of Vessel
- SECOND SCHEDULE Acts repealed
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